High seas forecast
Issued by the Met Office at
For the period until
General synopsis
At 110000UTC, low 49 north 28 west 984 expected 52 north 13 west 991 by 120000UTC. High 64 north 45 west 1016 expected 68 north 28 west 1012 by same time. High 70 north 04 west 1012 dissipating. at 110000UTC. Low 69 north 21 west 1003 expected 66 north 06 west 1002 by 120000UTC
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Sole
Southwesterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Rough or very rough. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
Cyclonic 5 to 7. Rough or very rough. Rain or thundery showers. Poor.
Rockall
In south, cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming easterly 6 to gale 8 for a time in south. in north, variable 4, becoming easterly 5 to 7. Rough or very rough. In south, rain or thundery showers. in north, rain. Poor.
Bailey
In southeast, southeasterly 4 or 5. in northwest, northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Rough or very rough. Showers. Moderate or good.
Faeroes
Southeast veering southwest, 4 or 5. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in south. Showers. Moderate or good.
Southeast Iceland
Northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6. Rough, becoming moderate later in northwest. Showers. Moderate or good.
East Northern Section
In far northwest
Variable 3 or 4. Rough becoming moderate. Showers later. Good.
In far southeast
Easterly 4 or 5, backing northeasterly 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
In rest of area
Northeasterly 6 to gale 8, backing northwesterly 4 or 5 later. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Rain until later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor until later.
West Northern Section
In north
Westerly 3 to 5, backing southwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Showers, sleet later. Good, occasionally poor later. Occasional light icing expected later in northwest.
In south
Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, backing southwesterly 5 to 7. Rough, occasionally very rough in southeast. Fair, rain spreading east later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
East Central Section
Cyclonic, mainly northwesterly, 6 to gale 8. Very rough or high. Rain or squally and thundery showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
West Central Section
Northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in east, backing westerly 4 or 5, then southwesterly 5 to 7 later in northwest. Rough or very rough. Showers, squally at first, rain later in northwest. Good, occasionally poor.
Denmark Strait
Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in east, becoming variable 2 to 4, then northeasterly 5 to 7 later in far west. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south. Occasional snow. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Light or moderate icing expected in the northeast within 50 miles of the ice edge at first with temperatures ms05 to ms07, and then later in far southwest with temperatures ms03 to ms05.
North Iceland
Cyclonic, mainly northwesterly, 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south. Rain or sleet in south, snow elsewhere. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Moderate or severe icing expected until 120000utc west of 15 west within 50 miles of the ice edge, with temperatures ms06 to ms09.
Norwegian Basin
In west
Northeasterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough. Rain at first. Good, occasionally moderate. Rain at times in far west. Moderate or good.
In east
Easterly 4 or 5, veering southerly 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for following 24 hours
Violent storms possible in West Northern Section. Storms expected in West Central Section. Gales expected in Sole, Rockall, East Northern Section, East Central Section and Denmark Strait.
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